Sunday, June 14, 2009


Alfred Angelo Hickey
Director Mr Alf Design

Multidisciplinary Design Specialist: Industrial Engineering, Product, Instructional,Communications, Design Critic





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ABOUT ME

Design consultant, project manager and product developer.

Alf's skill set enables him to tackle complex multi-disciplinary projects, crossing strategic marketing, user friendly product design, multimedia, branding, graphic design, web design, signage, interior, furniture design and display.

> High level innovative multidisciplinary design problem solving with little or no precedent.
> Holistic brand management & marketing (entire company image)
> E-learning systems and multimedia solutions
> Electronic product design including CADCAM
> Model making and prototyping/ batch production

Recent Clients Include: Dockland's & St.James Anglican Churches, Kinglake & Whittlesea Anglican Churches, Holy Eucharist School St.Albans, Auscarts and RMIT

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I AM CURRENTLY

Editing a wedding video, designing a new type of chair, a branding and signage strategy for a church, an anti-smoking campaign, two new types of bicycle.
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EXPERIENCE
Lighting Engineer at Consulight
August 2007-November 2007
>Quoted and specified lighting for Northlands development and other large scale lighting projects
> Developed lighting specification/quoting and lighting design knowledge
> Learnt general skills in reading electrical wiring diagrams, schematics and architectural drawings
> Developed skills in lighting manufacture and assembly, delivery and installation
> Manufactured and assembled lamps for Melbourne Recital Centre
> Did some electrical wiring for lamps
> Manufactured Led systems
> Helped Repair high tech computer controlled custom led lighting systems

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Teacher Technology/Materials at Vermont Secondary College
January 2007- July 2007

> Developed and delivered projects: in graphic design for 9-10
> Developed and delivered projects in woodwork/design and technology 8-10
> Ran department open day
> Coached junior badminton, students made it to district finals
> Students produced very high level outcomes in Wood
> Sourced free recycled materials from Industry for the year 10 students
> Covered struggling teachers, training & filling in
> PD: did boys education seminar PD, NGV Australian Colonial Art PD
> After being promised a permanent position in the interview (the reason I took the position), school council removed the position after politics from a teacher (principal denied this fact).

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Designer/Maker Interior & Furniture Design for Hush Bar and Lulu Bar, Melbourne Central, Knox
2006-2007

> Designed screens, compact cloak room, reception and furniture for Hush Bar Melbourne Central, manufactured these large pieces
> Re-designed DJ Booth for Lulu bar Knox and manufactured it
> Furniture Repairs and upholstery repairs

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Coordinator-Teacher: Art/Graphics/Multimedia/Photography at St Albans Secondary College
January 2006-December 2006

> PD: Soundhouse PD stopmotion animation, Risk Assessment PD, Various Incursions
> Developed courses in photography, animation and graphics
> Year 12 VCE Visual Communication & Design
> Developed & Drafted Publications Policy
> Alba Coordinator (School Magazine)
> Yearbook Coordinator: Designed and Implemented Year Book for 2006 (50th Anniversary Year)
> Played on teachers futsal team
> Coached Junior Badminton, Students made it to State Finals
> Developed "NoGo," Behaviour Management System emphasising positive restorative justice
> Managed forms with extreme behavioural problems
> Supported several graduate teachers with issues
> Supervised practicum of a trainee
> Ran workshops for integration students

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Teacher/Coordinator at Pascoe Vale Girls College
2006-2006
> Developed VCE VET Multimedia Course
> Created a set of activities and online learning materials
> Taught: HTML, Flash animation, Dreamweaver, Adobe Creative Suite, Javascript and Visual Basic
> Coached 2 basketball teams
> Played in the staff badminton competition (won doubles)
PD: VCE Multimedia examination PD, VET assessment PD

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Web Designer/Branding at RMIT
2005-2005

> I was asked to generate a web delivered concept, to promote and orientate students to: The Design and Social Context Portfolio which had just been introduced and RMIT generally. The concept I came up with was called UNI GURU which simplified services and information into a simple interface (all links on one page)
> Was implemented in dreamweaver then delivered to students in the portfolio as the start up screen on their computers
> It simplified into categories the key university services
> I designed a postcard to direct students to the uni guru site as well
> Unfortunately it is not maintained very well

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Lecturer in Lifedrawing and Tutor in Architectural Modelmaking at RMIT
2004-2004

LECTURER LIFE DRAWING FOR PRODUCT DESIGN

> Taught life drawing for product design
> Developed unique course covering ergonomics/anthropometry, drawing models from life using techniques like gestural drawing, various media, design principles.
> Looked at the figure in product design
> Involved the selection, hire and direction of models
> Involved budgeting for models and requisition forms
> Developed comprehensive self assessment/assessment rubric that show whether competency has been met and the level of student achievement too
> Negotiated aspects of the curriculum with students according to their needs
> Adapted curriculum to student skill levels
> Adjusted exercises for budget (limited life drawing sessions)

ARCHITECTURAL MODEL MAKING
> Taught architecture students use of workshop tools and basic modelling and mechanical problem solving skills in modelling.
> Machine use, marking out, technical description of ideas
> Involved complex interpretation of students with poor English to assist them with ideas and changing these to resolve them (very challenging in high level conceptualization)

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Manager/teacher: Head of resistant Materials/Graphic Products at Francis Coombe School
2003-2003

> Responsible for three staff and running of materials/graphic products area
> Documented budget grant application for capital resources and incidentals, received full grant
> Taught Wood, Metal Plastics and GCSE Graphic Products
> Played indoor football with the senior boys
> Lunchtime table tennis
> Took PE hockey and basketball
> Taught a special needs "Millstream Group"
> Developed a "learning exam" to get students up to speed summarising the curriculum and design thinking, necessary for resistant materials
> Documented safety reports for the workshops and resistant materials area
> Documented recommendations for heavy machine repair and/or replacement
> Attended Ed-tech conference/exhibition

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Teacher: Art/Design and Technology at King's School Corby, UK
2002-2002

> Junior Art/Design and Technology
> GCSE Graphic Products
> Junior Materials/Metal
> Played on the teacher's cricket side in the shire week competition

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Teacher: GCSE Graphic Products/AS Product Design/RI/Junior Wood Technology
2002-2002

> Developed a set of projects which motivated students and helped them structure their thinking according to the curriculum using proformas (which other teachers had not given them)
> Won the staff badminton competition

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Co-Director at Design Infusion in Sydney
2000-2002

> Developed a graphic and signage design company in Sydney's Northern Beaches
> Clients included Manly Computers, Harlequins Bakery and Habanos
> Business started with friends from CCC Oxford Falls

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Tutor/Administrative Assistant at Sydney University
2000-2002

> Tutored in Digital Modelling and Photorealism- taught 3D modelling in Form Z, Photoshop and Design Science principles of CAD systems
> Tutored Architectural Modelling- taught Form Z and Photoshop and e-learning system for students to submit work
> Exam invigilation
> Administrative Assistant to the Dean's Office
> Designed Pulse Party Promotion (for architecture department)
> Planned and Waited at Architecture School events

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Soldier Australian Army Reserves
1995-2000

> Qualified in sgnals and rifleman's IET
> Trained in weapons, signals and electronic warfare
> PD: Did the quality management PD at MUR
> Did camps with 5/6 RVR

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Teacher Design and Technology at St Pauls Grammar School Penrith
1999-1999

> Taught woodwork, tech drawing, art and computer technology

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Lecturer/Designer at University of Western Sydney
1998-1998

> Lectured in Industrial Design Projects
> Tutored in Product Design Futures
> Design and art-work for the spread of Design Edu> Designed a palpatory simulator for midwifery students to learn abdominal palpation
> Designed robot mechanism using stepping linear actuators of various scales and stepper motors.
> Studied fetal anatomy and the pregnant abdomen, including anotomical studies at Melbourne University and from Midwifery at RMIT and ACU
> Studied prosthetics and simulating skin and structures at melbourne Hospital prosthetics lab
> Prototyped the robotic mechanism, for range of motion required to simulate the positions (descent/presentation) of a mid- term fetus in the pregnant abdomen.
> Designed mechanisms to direct forces to minimise pressure on linear actuator shafts
> Designed and prototyped simplified body, to house mechanism to be used as manufacturing moulds
> Practised abdominal palpation to learn texture, feeling and skills to be practiced by students
> Detailed part drawings and assembly drawings in Autocad for manufacture of the parts for the simulator cation Magazine for UWS

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Mechatronics Engineer/Industrial Designer for RMIT/Commonwealth Government/ACU
1995-1996

> Designed a palpatory simulator for midwifery students to learn abdominal palpation
> Designed robot mechanism using stepping linear actuators of various scales and stepper motors.
> Studied fetal anatomy and the pregnant abdomen, including anotomical studies at Melbourne University and from Midwifery at RMIT and ACU
> Studied prosthetics and simulating skin and structures at melbourne Hospital prosthetics lab
> Prototyped the robotic mechanism, for range of motion required to simulate the positions (descent/presentation) of a mid- term fetus in the pregnant abdomen.
> Designed mechanisms to direct forces to minimise pressure on linear actuator shafts
> Designed and prototyped simplified body, to house mechanism to be used as manufacturing moulds
> Practised abdominal palpation to learn texture, feeling and skills to be practiced by students
> Detailed part drawings and assembly drawings in Autocad for manufacture of the parts for the simulator

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Industrial Designer/Civil Engineer RMIT University (Asset Management)
1995-1995

> Designed complex retractable tower for manufacturability, safety and to be less conspicuous, for this multi-use facility
> Detailed Part drawings for a retractable basketball tower for the previous ampitheatre in Bowen Lane
> Sourced Engineering Approval
> Met basketball standards
> Gained funding from Asset Management as a student initiative
> Negotiated with various university resources to manufacture the tower

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EDUCATION

Grad Dip.Divinity at Ridley Bible College
2008-2008

> Played on the soccer team against the Pressies
> Half finished after getting a letter saying that I did not have enough ministry leadership experience to do the course. This despite operating in this capacity in:

Bible studies during that year, having done overseas missions, preaching at churches, missions interstate, ongoing involvement in university Christian groups, online "ministry" and many other "ministry" forms from teaching to missions in Sydney and "ministry" to the homeless and folk on the manly corso in music, handing out blankets and street counselling. Was a founding member of the Manly Bible Study, founding member of Docklands church and service leading in other places.

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Grad Dip Education at Charles Sturt University
2005-2005

Teaching qualification to teach: art, woodwork, metal work, plastics, graphics, computing/programming, multimedia, fashion/textiles and cooking plus other TAS areas. In UK: Graphic products, Materials Technology, Resistant Materials, Product Design.
Activities and Societies: Design & Technology Association UK
Woodworkers Forum
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Diploma Furnishing: Furniture Design/Technology/Manufacture
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
2003-2004

> Complete training in wood and metal tools, set out and prototyping.
> Co-designed the escalator lamp and manufactured it
> Designed the Arc Chair prototyped completely with CADCAM, designed in Solidworks, with points derived in Autocad, Coded into G-Code
> Designed and prototyped a modular side table unit
> Studied Management, Marketing and Operation Management, Process and Costing

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PhD Architecture: Design Science/AI at University of Sydney
2000-2002

> Studied Situated and Embodied Cognition
> Cognitive Modelling and implementation in artificial intelligence systems
> Presented models and research to weekly seminar
> Completed subjects in research statistics
> Completed Research Methods Subject
> Completed a hypothetical situated-embodied model of cognition, as a suggested general model of cognition (also as an explanatory model of designing)
> Tabled an extensive Taxonomy of Design Movements (gestures) and hypothetical roles that they play in designing
> Exam Invigilation
> Thesis: The Role/s of Body Movement in Conceptual Designing
Activities and Societies: > Member of Christian Union
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Bachelor Design, Industrial Design (Hons 1) atUniversity of Western Sydney
1998-1998
Activities and Societies: > Designed the world's first robotic book
> Summarised key concepts of computer and robotic technology and interfaces, such as discrete and continuous input, variables and constants, scale, and data representation
> Designed a custom microcontroller using a pic chips and mosfet triggers, indexed by turning pages, responding to a toddlers interaction with the page
> Thesis: Robotics as Edutainment- Empowering Toddlers over Robotic & Computer Technology
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Bachelor of Design Industrial Design at Swinburne University of Technology
1996-1997
Projects Included:
> Go caravan concept (for the nomadic telepresent worker) > The honest t-shirt (photonic weave emotion revealing T-shirt)
> Blue Sky- Genetically engineered siesta lounge
> Cut Throat- (hand powered- wind up shaver)
> Design Fire- (portable exhibition Concept for the end of year exhibition)
> "Aqua"- human powered water vehicle
> "Go" Caravan Concept
> Essays: Cosmopolitanism, The Milo Package
Activities and Societies: > Ran a little workshop to get students modelling
> Attended Life Drawing Classes
> Attended ideation workshop for paint color presentation
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Bachelor Design Industrial Design at RMIT1994-1995

> 3D design, Marketing, Sustainable Design, Documentation, Ergonomics, 3D Modelling
> Key Projects included:
> The lovers chair (St.Kilda Street Furniture Project)
> The Ooloo (New paradigm in portable information device)
> Contour (3d contour modelled furniture)
Activities and Societies: > Elected Student leader
> Secretary RMIT Basketball Club
> Played for RMIT Basketball Club
> Exhibited work with Art School, ran "Student Work" exhibition.
> Promotions for RMIT Basketball Club
> Designed Basketball Club Newsletter (Stench)
> Large Grant Application won for capital resources for the basketball club
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Diploma Art & Design, Graphic Design, 2D Computer Design, Sculpture/Painting, 3D Design at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
1992-1993

> Projects included life sculpture, plaster sculpture, clay sculpture.
> Page layout and computer painting/illustration
> Learned plastic moulding (vacforming, resin casting)
> Learned basic product design
> Learned painting in oil and stretching canvas
> Learned design and art theory
> Learned basic multimedia
Activities and Societies: > Elected student Leader for the course
> Played Basketball for RMIT Basketball Club
> Designed Corporate Image for RMIT Basketball Club
> Designed and produced (including print broking) of poster and booklet for RMIT Polymer Technology Centre
> Secretary of the RMIT Basketball Club

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